Convex Analyte Channel Photonic Crystal Fiber Plasmonic Sensor and RI Prediction Incorporating Machine Learning Approach
摘要
This work proposes a straightforward and highly sensitive plasmonic sensor, especially for an analyte ranging from 1.33 to 142. To simplify the process, an external sensing approach is favored over internal sensing. As a result, a convex-shaped large analyte channel is designed on top of the fiber, facilitating easier handling of the sensing procedure, including filling and cleaning the channel. Besides that, chemically stable gold is preferred over other noble metals. Finite element method (FEM) simulation ensures that the proposed sensor can offer 24,000 nm/RIU of wavelength sensitivity (WS) and 480 RIU-1 of figure of merit (FOM). Additionally, Elastic Net is introduced to accurately predict refractive indices (RIs) by thoroughly analyzing simulation data. The model achieves a training mean square error (MSE) of approximately